Rugby - 6 Nations 2011

Begins this weekend...any followers out there, I know we have a load of Irish and Scots supporters on here.

Any Welsh fans as well - will be a good game this Friday.

Cmon ENGLAND.....!!

I'm looking foward to Friday.

the visit of England to kick start a week end of drinking.

We have a few injuries though to some big players (get the excuses in early).

Gonna be there singing Men of Harlech and all that.

CYMRU AM BYTH

Welsh playing in a kit that is too close to the scums!

Woooo! TRY to ENGLAND, and under the posts too!

Wales need to sort out their scrum.

Not that I care if they don't...

I have serious doubts about us this year.

Us being Ireland.

Too many aging players.

momentum with wales now

good game this.

Think they should have kicked for the corner instead of taking the 3 points.

They had them on the rack.

Wales let us off the hook.

Bit of a bind here - irish parents and have spent a lot of time over there, but born and educated in england, so my loyalties are somewhat divided when england and ireland play.

Or look at it another way - it's a win-win situation for me

YESSSSSS!!!  Try for Wales.  COME ON YOU REDS!  Come on Cymru, sort the sachs out.

YESSS!  James Hook penalty gets us right back in it.  COME ON WALES!

F***ing bollocks

Really good game of rugby - I'm not an afficianado of the game, but I understand it to an extent, and that was a super game.

It seemed that wales could never quite get on the front foot enough to put concerted pressure on england - but that was more down to england being good than wales being bad.

Thoroughly enjoyed it - but wales need to start taking their chances.

England were clinical, wales weren't - as ever, that was the difference.

England won then?

Good win for England, hard fought. Get in!

England won then?

Yes

Good win for England, hard fought. Get in!

 
 
 

Good win for England in a tough atmosphere. 3 matches at Twickenham now. Take all 3 and it's a potential grand slam showdown in Dublin. Biggest chance of a 6 Nations Championship and a Grand Slam for England since 2003 I think!

Well I spent all my money Last night in the pub.

I hate it when Wales or Liverpool play on pay day!!!

I have serious doubts about us this year.

Us being Ireland.

Too many aging players.

Too true. We were piss poor against Italy today. It was a terrible match, the only good thing about it was an exciting final 5 mins. Once again we needed an O'Gara drop goal to save us.

France next Sunday now. As George Hook said "we may get the Rosary Beads out for next Sunday!"

good weekend to kick it off

the wales v england game was a cracker and a great win

Johnson doing a good job with England much improved in the last year

I keep saying to myself I'll try to get into Rugby but then I realize I don't even know all the rules yet and kinda give up. But last week I watched a bit of the England's game and it was so entertaining, I decided I'll give it another try this weekend. Which game should I be looking forward to?

Ireland beating France right now. Although I think the French will beat us to be honest, they'll come out after halftime and walk all over us.

The best half of rugby in the 6 nations so far lets hope we keep it up cmon Ireland !

first 10 minutes of this half are key for Ireland.

first 10 minutes of this half are key for Ireland.

Fact. The next 30 after that could prove critical too though

Hate to say I told ya so.

game on

Game over

Our own mistakes cost us 9 points without reply. Silly stuff really. Heart in mouth near the end only to concede possession at the line. Frustrating and there ends Ireland's Six Nations. Come on Triple Crown

An excellent performance from England this weekend and really sets the next match against France up nicely.

If we get past this one I can see it going to a grand slam match against Ireland.

I am sure we will beat Scotland before that match.

Ireland V England for the grand slam would be class.

Wow

I should have tried to get into Rugby earlier. Ireland vs France was an amazing game, and I don't even know all the rules yet!!

Ireland beaten by our own mistakes Diego. 3 tries vs 1. 9 points handed away by stupid knock ons. No Grand Slam for us. Gutted. Thought we were going to nick it at the end. Entertaining for a neutral I'd say

The final minutes of the game were very exciting indeed, I was supporting Ireland btw

The final minutes of the game were very exciting indeed, I was supporting Ireland btw

Diego - its a great game to watch at this level.

I understand enough of the rules to enjoy the game but havent a clue when decisions are awarded in the scrums so I wouldnt worry about that too much.

What I like about players at this level is the total committment they show on the field.

If you can get a hold of the video or dvd to the Lions Tour in 1997 to South Africa you should watch it and see what these guys go through. The team talks prioir to the games are massively moving and make you want to get on the field and play yourself.

Brilliant stuff.

Nice win today for England.

Gonna watch the Ireland game today to try cheer me up.

Some game this.

Hopefully we can get the win then kick on and get the triple crown afterwards

This is cheering me up alright. Good man ROG Legend

We need to stop giving away penalties and making stupid mistakes.

Same old Ireland. Stupid mistakes cost us against the French. Only poor Scotish play has prevented them from punishing us so far. . . Kick the F***ing thing

Great win by England.

Scotland wont be easy at HQ but we should have enough to beat them.

Glad cause I found a website where I can download a lot of rugby matches. I was told Ireland vs Scotland was a very good one. Gonna watch them when I get time.

Anyone watching Wales v Ireland?

f***in hell... O'Gara was taken off and his substitute is having a nightmare so far...

Come on Ireland!

Oh, and Italy beating France earlier today was priceless!

You mean Sexton Diego. His positional play and kicking have been poor all campaign. Put a Leinster jersey on him and he's quality. Has been sh*t for Ireland. ROG has been by far the better player. Six Nations finished for us now. Will play for pride against England.

If England win tomorrow, I think they have won the 6 Nations. 5th game would be for the Grand Slam. Yes?

That's pretty much it alright.

You mean Sexton Diego. His positional play and kicking have been poor all campaign. Put a Leinster jersey on him and he's quality. Has been sh*t for Ireland. ROG has been by far the better player. Six Nations finished for us now. Will play for pride against England.

Yeah, there are no excuses for Ireland defense sleeping in Wales try but it was Sexton who gave the ball away in the first place. Then he missed a pretty easy (or at least it seemed to be ) penalty. Shame because Ireland are my favorite international side.

Anyway, I think it was a good year to start watching rugby, looking forward to the World Cup already

Come on Ireland

Come on Sexton. Step it up today. We need a good finish at home

Sexton 9 - England 0

Finally Sexton shows the form he's shown for Leinster. Stops the Grand Slam. Another great win over England now let's carry that to the World Cup

We're still gonna win the championship though.

Today I don't care. Ireland cost themselves this championship. Too many penalties given away by trying to play it in the wrong areas, knock ons, etc. They beat themselves. If they can carry the form of today where the cut that sh*t out it could be good times. Plus. . . Did I mention we beat the English at another one of their own games. Excellent!

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I love it when England get smashed!. Absolutely love it!. A tough tournament for the Welsh this year, we didn't help ourselves at all really, basic errors cost us dearly. Never mind. Next season eh.

Well done Ireland on the weekend, Sexton was outstanding at fly half and O'Driscoll was as immaculate as ever. One of the best centres of all time.

BOD with the try record for the 6 Nations now. Fabulous player. What a try at the weekend

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